A brief easy to read overview of major developments in the way Americans lived during the first two decades of the twentieth century. This site also provides links to overviews of other major social events in twentieth century America including: the 1920's, World War II, the Postwar life/Baby Boom, the Civil Rights and Culture Wars among others.

Additional Tags

progressive era, early twentieth century america

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)